Shaping us is a film following a farewell dinner for Maks, sparks shocking revelations among a close-knit group of friends-Ara,Biodun,Yan,Zee and Kwams bringing buried secrets and desires to the surface going deeper than a single evening of revelations.
Ara and Biodun, a couple who have struggled for seven years to conceive and are finally expecting their first child. Their joy becomes the highlight for what is meant to be an intimate dinner party for their friend Maks, who is relocating.
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However tension brews following Zee and Yan, a couple adjusting to life as new parents while grappling with the emotional toll of postpartum depression. Meanwhile, Kwams quietly nurses feelings for Maks, feelings he struggles to express as she prepares to relocate.
Shaping us emphasizes the emotional isolation or connection of characters, effectively building tension and signaling that something deeper simmers beneath the surface of conversations. Shaping us is a storyline with a bow, but about capturing the reality of adult relationships: messy, complicated and deeply human, feeling deeply, makes mistakes, hurt one another and still find a way towards healing.
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Directed by: Kambili Ofili
Cast: Floyd Igbo, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Bucci Franklin, Omowunmi Dada, James Gardiner
Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes
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